Kolkata, Jun 25: The West Bengal government today said it was exploring ways other than legal to transfer land to unwilling farmers in Singur days after the Calcutta High Court struck down the Singur land
New Delhi, June 12: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today maintained suspense on any possible financial assistance from the Centre to states like West Bengal.“As and when we finalise (it will be announced),” he told reporters
New Delhi, June 12: The Union finance ministry is believed to have offered Bengal a grant-in-aid of Rs 16,000 crore to be paid in three to four tranches over three years instead of a debt
Kolkata, Feb 22: Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia wants to work with Rituparno Ghosh whom she counts as one of the very talented moviemakers from Bengal. Language would not be a bar with her if she
Siliguri, Feb 7: Police resorted to lathicharge after two groups of students belonging to CPI-M and Trinamool Congress resorted to a violent clash after SFI candidates won the students' union elections in Alipurduar College on
Purulia, Jan 31: An 18-year-old youth was declared dead by doctors in a hospital here on Monday, but as his relatives wailed near his body, the youth stirred.Enraged villagers went to the hospital, ransacked it
Malda, West Bengal, Jan 20: Seema Roy, a female cleaner working at Malda Town railway station today found a bag containing Rs 23 lakh cash under a seat in the first class compartment of Gour
Kolkata, Jan 7: Congress today said it would not quit from ministry in West Bengal despite Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stating that it was free to leave the alliance, stressing that it would remain in
Kolkata, Dec 30: In a decision that will help more people seek state government jobs, West Bengal government today raised the age limit for general category candidates to 40 years—three years more than the current
Kolkata, Dec 9: A formidable Tamil Nadu side showed a lot of professionalism as they convincingly wallopped Bengal by 10 wickets in an Elite Group B match of the Ranji Trophy that concluded at the
Midnapore (WB), Nov 19: A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed ally Congress for taking out an anti-government rally, senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh today said his party had not taken ‘political
Kolkata, Oct 18: The West Bengal government-appointed interlocutors today said that the dialogue process with Maoists in the Junglemahal area would continue, though Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given a seven-day deadline to the ultras
Kolkata, Oct 2: Bengal's biggest festival Durga Puja began today with the rituals of'Mahashasti,'in which the Goddess is welcomed to her earthly abode.Neighbourhoods woke up to the roll of'dhak'(drums) under a clear autumn sky as
Guwahati/Siliguri/Ranchi, Sep 13: India TV has telecast exciting videos of elephants and their cubs being rescued in three adjoining states - Assam, West Bengal and Jharkhand. In Assam's Golaghat district, wildlife officials had to fire
Kolkata, June 9: The West Bengal government has passed an ordinance for reclaiming 400 acres of land at Tata Motors' abandoned site at Singur for returning to unwilling farmers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.
Guwahati, May 30: Bengal today retained the Santosh Trophy with a 2-1 victory over Manipur in the summit clash to win their 31st title of the national championships here today.Strikers Branco Cardozo (21st minute) and
Kolkata, May 30: Cinestar turned politician Shatrughan Sinha today said he hoped that the 'ma, mati, manush' slogan given by new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would bring positive change for the people of West Bengal."Mamataji
On Board PM's Special Aircraft, May 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the election results of West Bengal and Kerala were a "telling manifestation" that Left parties have to learn "important lessons" about the
Kolkata, May 10: The decisive battle in West Bengal to decide whether the Left Front will extend its 34-year-old rule or the Trinamool-Congress alliance grab power was finally sealed in the EVMs today, as the
Kolkata, May 10: Polling for the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections ended peacefully today with a 83.48 per cent voter turnout in 14 Maoist-hit constituencies spread over three districts.The fate
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